Gene Pearson

Ceramicist and sculptor Gene Hendricks Pearson was born in 1946 in St. Catherine, Jamaica. He attended the Jamaica School of Art; Pearson’s ceramic and bronze sculptural work celebrates black beauty and dignity, which accounts for the popularity of his work in Jamaica and the African Diaspora cultural sphere. His style and subject matter were inspired by the arts of ancient Nubia, Benin and Rastafarian culture. His style most distinctive and recognizable of the artists of his generation.